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Episode Guide
version 54.0 October 2008

(Ep  4.14)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/

with contributions by:

Heikocleef (Ep 4.14)

James Beer

Sal Crisanti

Tom Alger

Jim Brent

Rina Fox
references:
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Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars of Stars (1951-58)

Schlitz-Lux Playhouse (1958-59)

(also known as Schlitz Playhouse of Stars)

(also known as Playhouse of Stars)

(also known as Playhouse Drama)

(also known as Star Playhouse)

(also known as Hollywood Playhouse)

(also known as Stripe Playhouse)

Oct 1951-Mar 1952 CBS Fri 9:00-10:00

Apr 1952-Sep 1955 CBS Fri 9:00-9:30

Oct 1955-Mar 1959 CBS Fri 9:30-10:00

Meridian Productions (seasons 4,5 and early 6)(before Dec 1956) 
Revue Productions, Inc  (mid season 6 onward) (after Dec 1956)

Filmed at Revue Studios
for
CBS

When Schlitz Playhouse of Stars first premiered it was an hour long live drama from New York.

Music:
"Schlitz' end theme" Music by Lee Pockriss.
NOTE: Based on Rossini's [i.e. Gioacchino Rossini] Can-can.Gioacchino
Rossini , 1792-1868
CLNA: Lee Pockriss (A)
ODAT: 31Jan56;

The format changed in April 1952 to a half hour show.

During the summer of 1954 filmed episodes appeared along with live ones.

This completely changed by fall 1956 to entirely filmed dramas,

as well as the title shortened to Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

It remained weekly until the start of the eighth season when it aired

on alternate-week basis with Lux Playhouse.

Two episodes were turned into series', "The Restless Gun" starring John Payne

and "A Tale of Wells Fargo" starring Dale Robertson both Westerns aired during

the 1956-57 season and turned up on NBC's lineup in the fall of 1957.

Syndication airing on Play of the Week (not to be confused with The Play of the Week specials).

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60 min Live episodes from New York

1.01 [001] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NOT A CHANCE

05-Oct-1951  CBS Fri

starring

David Niven

Helen Hayes

1.02 [002] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NAME IS BELLINGHAM

12-Oct-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Romney Brent

John Payne

1.03 [003] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NEVER WAVE AT A WAC

19-Oct-1951 CBS Fri

written by Donald Mankiewicz

idea by William Dozier

starring

Rosalind Russell

Charles Dingle

Betty Lynn

Russell Hardie

Frederick Kohner

Fred Brady

1.04 [004] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STILL LIFE

26-Oct-1951 CBS Fri

Adapted from the play by Noel Coward

starring

Margaret Sullivan

Wendell Corey

1.05 [005] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LUCKY TOUCH

02-Nov-1951 CBS Fri

From a Story by Shalom Asch

starring

Helen Hayes

1.06 [006] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DECISION AND DANIEL WEBSTER

09-Nov-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Charles Dingle

Walter Hampden

Matt Briggs

1.07 [007] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MEMORIES OF AIMEE DURANT

16-Nov-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Diana Lynn

1.08 [008] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONE IS A LONESOME NUMBER

23-Nov-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Charlton Heston

June Lockhart

1.09 [009] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVING AND ONE DEAD

30-Nov-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Fay Bainter

Walter Hampden

1.10 [010] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE NYMPH AND THE LAMP

07-Dec-1951 CBS Fri

starring

Margaret Sullivan

Robert Preston

1.11 [011] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EXIT

14-Dec-1951 CBS Fri

starring

John Payne

Coleen Gray

1.12 [012] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DARK FLEECE

21-Dec-1951 CBS Fri

From a Story by Joseph Hergesheimer

starring

Anthony Quinn

Helen Hayes

Carmen Mathews

1.13 [013] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIRL IN A MILLION

28-Dec-1951 CBS Fri

starring

John Forsythe

Joan Caulfield

1.14 [014] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CLEAN SWEEP FOR LAVINIA

04-Jan-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Josephine Hull

1.15 [015] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BILLY BUDD

11-Jan-1952 CBS Fri

story by Herman Melville

starring

Chester Morris

Charles Nolte

Walter Hampden

Peter Hobbs

1.16 [016] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MAN THAT I MARRY

18-Jan-1952 CBS Fri

starring

John Baragrey

Diana Lynn

Steven Hill

John Ireland

Jeffrey Lynn

1.17 [017] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: P.G.

25-Jan-1952 CBS Fri

starring

William Redfield

John Forsythe

Henry Jones

Dan Duryea

Teresa Celli

1.18 [018] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LADY WITH A WILL

01-Feb-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Ann Sothern

Edmon Ryan

1.19 [019] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DAUGHTER

08-Feb-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Geraldine Fitzgerald ...... Mary Todd Lincoln

Juanita Hall ....... Mammy Salby

1.20 [020] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FIFTY GRAND

15-Feb-1952 CBS Fri

From a Story by Ernest Hemmingway

starring

Dane Clark

1.21 [021] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WORLD SO WIDE

22-Feb-1952 CBS Fri

starring

John Forsythe

Nina Foch

John Baragrey

1.22 [022] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: APPLE OF HIS EYES

29-Feb-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Ward Bond

June Lockhart

Henry Jones

1.23 [023] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HAUNTED HEART

07-Mar-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Polly Bergen

William Eythe

1.24 [024] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAKE WAY FOR TEDDY

14-Mar-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Philip Abbott

Irene Manning

Walter Hampden

1.25 [025] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HUMAN TOUCH

21-Mar-1952 CBS Fri

From a Story by Herman Cyril McNeile

starring

Vincent Price

Diana Lynn

1.26 [026] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GRANDMA MOSES

28-Mar-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Lillian Gish

1.27 [027] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EXPERIMENT

04-Apr-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Sylvia Sidney

1.28 [028] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FOUR'S A FAMILY

11-Apr-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Celeste Holm

1.29 [029] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NOW'S THE TIME

18-Apr-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Walter Hampden

1.30 [030] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FEAR

25-Apr-1952  CBS Fri

From a Story by Mark Hellinger

starring

Geraldine Fitzgerald

1.31 [031] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DOCTORS SHOULD NEVER MARRY

02-May-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Diana Lynn

Jamie Smith

1.32 [032] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: APPOINTMENT WITH THE PAST

09-May-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Mark Stevens

1.33 [033] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

16-May-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Skip Homeier

Polly Rowles

Donald Briggs

1.34 [034] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOVE CAME LATE

23-May-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Luise Rainer

Joseph Anthony

1.35 [035] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A QUARTER FOR YOUR TROUBLES

30-May-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Richard Haydn

Ned Glass

Ned Young

Synopsis:
A department-story employee (Richard Haydn) is implicated

 in the death of a customer. [RF]

1.36 [036] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SOUVENIR FROM SINGAPORE

06-Jun-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Dan Duryea

1.37 [037] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DRESS IN THE WINDOW

13-Jun-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Teresa Wright ....... Terry Hagen

Synopsis:
Teresa Wright stars in a sketch from the early life of writer Adela Rogers St. John, who once risked her life to save a child held captive. [RF]

1.38 [038] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SAY HELLO TO PAMELA

20-Jun-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Leif Erickson ........ Dan
Barbara Britton ...... Pamela
Synopsis:
A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed. [RF]
 

1.39 [039] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE VON LINDEN FILE 

27-Jun-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Joan Leslie

Steve Brodie

Synopsis:

An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as

bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves. [RF]

1.40 [040] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOUSE OF DEATH

04-Jul-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Boris Karloff ....... Charles Brandon

Synopsis:
A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Play of the Week 15Mar64.

1.41 [041] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A SOUTHERN LADY

11-Jul-1952 CBS Fri

Script by Luther Davis
Directed by Phil Brown
starring
Jane Wyatt ........... Mattie Smith
Douglas Dick ......... Byron
Margaret Field ....... Lola

1.42 [042] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EARLY SPACE  CONQUEROR

18-Jul-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Bobby Driscoll

1.43 [043] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A MAN'S WORLD

25-Jul-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Pat O'Brien

Synopsis:

The widowed father of four boys, must deal with one

 of them who is getting romantic ideas. [RF]

1.44 [044] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CROSSROADS

01-Aug-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Sir Cedric Hardwicke

Amanda Blake

Charmienne Harker

Synopsis:
A cynic whose effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution traps him. [RF]

1.45 [045] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SO HELP ME

08-Aug-1952 CBS Fri

From a Story Nelson Agren

starring

Jean Wallace

1.46 [046] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DOUBLE EXPOSURE

15-Aug-1952 CBS Fri

From a Story by Ben Hecht

starring

John Beal

Amanda Blake

Jack Daly

Synopsis:
A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients each claiming the other wants to kill someone. [RF]

1.47 [047] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TRUBBLES (aka Mr. & Mrs. Trouble)

22-Aug-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Virginia Field

Willard Parker

1.48 [048] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PORT OF CALL

29-Aug-1952 CBS Fri

From a the 1946 Saturday Evening Post Story by Bud Hutton

starring

Victor McLaglen

Gertrude Michael .... The Duchess

Synopsis:

A big, ugly man (Victor McLaglen) discovers romance. [RF]

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 CBS, Fridays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30 min)
production company for season 2 unknown
 

2.01 [049] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOMECOMING

05-Sept-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Leif Erickson

Helen Westcott
Synopsis 1:
A one-time "Athlete of the Year" is convinced that time marches on. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
It takes a woman who refuses to age to convince a one-time

champ that time marches on. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
An ex-athlete can't face his own aging until he meets a woman who refuses to change. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on "Play of the Week" 12Apr56.

2.02 [050] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MARRIAGE OF LIT-LIT

12-Sep-1952 CBS Fri

Based on a story by Jack London

starring

Rita Moreno

Don DeFore

Synopsis:

The love story of a white man and an Indian girl.

Synopsis 2:
An Indian bride's father attempts to wreck her marriage to a white man. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Play of the Week.

2.03 [051] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: I WANT TO BE A MOVIE STAR

19-Sep-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Elinor Donahue

James Dunn

Synopsis:
A father complains about his daughter's movie magazines until he's discovered by a talent scout. [RF]

2.04 [052] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TRAIL

26-Sep-1952 CBS Fri

Based on the story by Jack London

starring

Lon Chaney Jr.

Robert Lowery
Eve McVeagh
Synopsis:
A gold miner's greed makes him murder his partners. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
"The Trail," a Jack London adventure about a greedy mine owner and murder. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Play of the Week 16Sep54.

2.05 [053] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: COME WHAT MAY

03-Oct-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Wallace Ford

Synopsis:
A man who learns too late that a gun is a poor problem solver. [RF]

2.06 [054] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TROUBLE ON PIER 12

10-Oct-1952 CBS Fri

starring

John Howard

Akim Tamiroff

Rochelle Hudson

Synopsis:
A professional bodyguard helps a sea captain. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A bodyguard (John Howard) and his girl friend (Rochelle Hudson)

are the last hope for a ship captain trapped by a killer. [RF]

2.07 [055] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THIS PLANE FOR HIRE

17-Oct-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Lloyd Bridges

Synopsis:
The adventure-romance of a Mexican Al Capone.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO.

 Tuesday 14Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]

2.08 [056] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A DRAWING ROOM

24-Oct-1952 CBS Fri

Directed by John Brahm  (TV directing debut)

starring

William Bishop

Joan Camden
Synopsis:
Amnesia strikes a beautiful train passenger just outside a psychiatrist's compartment. [RF]

2.09 [057] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ENCHANTED EVENING

31-Oct-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Eddie Albert

Margo

Synopsis:
A family's happy life gets complicated: the kids have lost

theater tickets that belonged to their dad's boss. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Play of the Week 24Mar64.
 

2.10 [058] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TANGO

07-Nov-1952 CBS Fri

starring

Cesar Romero

Ann Savage

2.11 [059] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOUSE OF PRIDE

14-Nov-1952 CBS Fri

From a Story by Jack London

starring

Robert Hutton

Coleen Gray

Synopsis:
A young bride learns not all in the tropics is paradise. [RF]

2.12 [060] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PUSSYFOOTIN' ROCKS

21-Nov-1952 CBS Fri

Written by Luther Davis

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Hosted by Irene Dunne

starring

Joan Blondell ......... Calamity Jane

Buddy Ebsen

Kathleen Freeman

Synopsis:
Calamity Jane rides again in this comedy of errors. [RF]

*Great episode a must for Robert Aldrich fans.

2.13 [061] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BARROW STREET

28-Nov-1952 CBS Fri

Directed by Roy Kellino

starring

Sally Forrest

Synopsis:

A jilted girl settles an old score in an unusual and poignant fashion. [RF]

2.14 [062] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MR. THAYER

05-Dec-1952 CBS Fri

written by A. M. Seaholm

directed by Ted Post

starring

Peggy Ann Garner

Francis L. Sullivan

James Dobson

Carleton Young

Ruta Lee

Synopsis:
On her first job, a girl meets a seedy and serene gentleman

to whom the ordinary rules mean nothing. [RF]

2.15 [063] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WHITE CREAM PITCHER

12-Dec-1952 CBS Fri

Directed by Roy Kellino

starring

Walter Slezak

Frances Rafferty

Synopsis:
After 20 years of marriage, a couple bent on divorce, turn to their

pastor to help them divide their possessions. [RF]

2.16 [064] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PLAYWRIGHT

19-Dec-1952 CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Richard Carlson

Synopsis:
A man juggles his life in pursuit of the things he wants to do. [RF]

2.17 [065] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A STRING OF BEADS

26-Dec-1952 CBS Fri

Based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham

starring

Joan Caulfield ....... Joan Robinson
Tom Drake ............ Colonel Mournay
Carl Esmond .......... Count Borselli
Synopsis:
A governess for a wealthy family becomes the object

of affection from elderly Count Borselli. [RF]

2.18 [066] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: JENNY

02-Jan-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Fay Bainter

2.19 [067] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE UNOPENED LETTER

09-Jan-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Roy Kellino

starring

John Newland

Phyllis Avery

Geraldine Wall

Synopsis:
A woman receives a letter from the man she loves but

does not open it for thirty-five years. [RF]

2.20 [068] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HIGH ON THE GALLOWS

16-Jan-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Buxx Banner ....... Young Tom Horn

2.21 [069] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GUARDIAN OF THE CLOCK

23-Jan-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Ludwig Stossel

2.22 [070] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: POINT OF HONOR

30-Jan-1953   CBS Fri

From a Story by William Somerset Maugham

starring

Joseph Schildkraut

2.23 [071] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MANHATTAN ROBIN HOOD

06-Feb-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Preston Foster

2.24 [072] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MR. GREENTREE AND FRIEND

13-Feb-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Hans Conried

2.25 [073] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DEVIL'S OTHER NAME

20-Feb-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Arthur Franz

Marjorie Lord

Virginia Hall
Synopsis:
A man kills his wife. It looks like the perfect crime, which will

pave the way for him to marry a wealthy woman. [RF]
*Syndication airing on "Star Playhouse" 10Apr56.

2.26 [074] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GIRL OF MY DREAMS

27-Feb-1953 CBS Fri

Written by Christianna Alexander

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Jeff Donnell

Marguerite Chapman

Donald Woods

Roy Roberts

2.27 [075] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BIG JIM'S BOY

06-Mar-1953 CBS Fri

written by Robert J. Shaw

directed by Ted Post

starring

Jackie Cooper

Phyllis Avery

Harry Shannon

Morgan Farley

Edgar Dearing

Kit Guard

Dan Barton

2.28 [076] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NINETEEN RUE MARIE 

13-Mar-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Maria Palmer

Leon Askin

2.29 [077] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PARENT'S WEEKEND

20-Mar-1953  CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Skip Homeier

Maureen O'Sullivan

Jerome Cowan

2.30 [078] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HAPPY ENDING  

27-Mar-1953 CBS Fri

From a Story by Anton Chekhov

starring

Helmut Dantine

2.31 [079] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GOVERNESS 

03-Apr-1953  CBS Fri

From a Story by Stefan Zweig

Directed by Rod Amateau

starring

Lillian Bronson

Onslow Stevens

Ellen Drew

2.32 [080] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE MIRROR

10-Apr-1953 CBS Fri

From a Story by Alphonse Daudet

starring

Victor Jory

Ian MacDonald

2.33 [081] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PAPA GOES TO THE BALL

17-Apr-1953 CBS Fri

Written by John Vlahos

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Harold Perry (other source Harold Peary)
Jill Jarmyn
Chet Marshall
Jeanette Nolan
Jay Novello
Danny Richards Jr
Dan Foster
Jack Daly
Queenie Leonard
Synopsis 1:
A teenager's father escorts her to a school dance. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man takes his daughter to a school dance and puts on an

exhibition that makes him the beau of the ball. [RF]
 

2.34 [082] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ALLEN OF HARPER

24-Apr-1953 CBS Fri

starring

John Newland

Anne Seymour

Robert Warwick

2.35 [083] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MEDICINE WOMAN  

Meridian Productions

01-May-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Roy Kellino
starring
George Brent ......... Sam Bentley
Andrea King .......... J.B. Blake
Bobby Hyatt .......... Tommy
Mary Ellen Kay ....... Sally
William Fawcett ..... Old man

Synopsis:
A construction engineer is able to cure a doctor's allergy

and write his own prescription for romance. [RF]

2.36 [084] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE COPPER RING

Meridian Productions

08-May-1953 CBS Fri

Produced by Ralph W. Nelson

Written by A. Nisseman

Directed by Roy Kellino

starring

Charles Bickford ....... Dr Gunther

Katherine Warren ....... Mrs Gunther

Dani Sue Nolan ....... Elizabeth

Colin Campbell ....... Sir Philip Gilling

Ann Loos ....... Caroline

Synopsis:

Dr. Gunther is growing old and irritable, but one evening he dreams of an

Egyptian copper ring which brings happiness to all who wear it. He slips it on ....

(13Feb57 Associated-Rediffusion, London UK aired as "Hollywood Playhouse")  [DM]

2.37 [085] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: VACATION FOR GINNY

15-May-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Bill Karn

starring

Barbara Hale

2.38 [086] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PURSUIT

22-May-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Richard Carlson

Martha Hyer

Synopsis:

A talented musician loses an arm in a hunting accident. [RF]

2.39 [087] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE GIRL THAT I MARRIED

29-May-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Gene Raymond

Suzanne Dalbert

Beverly Tyler

2.40 [088] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWENTY-TWO SYCAMORE ROAD

05-Jun-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Willard Parker

Nancy Davis

2.41 [089] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE WIDOW MAKES THREE

12-Jun-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Broderick Crawford

Betty Lou Gerson

Synopsis:

The law seeks three important witnesses to find the secret head of waterfront crime. [RF]

2.42 [090] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: OPERATION RIVIERA

19-Jun-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Roy Kellino

starring

Randy Stuart

Lon McCallister

Synopsis:

Comedy about a GI on a ten day furlough on the isle of Capri. [RF]

2.43 [091] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LEDGE

26-Jun-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Regis Toomey

Skip Homeier

Allene Roberts

2.44 [092] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RICHARD AND THE LION

03-Jul-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Joanne Dru

George Nader

Jackie the Lion

Synopsis:

A young husband feels neglected because his wife pays too much attention

 to her pets, so he gets one of this own : a lion. [RF]

2.45 [093] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: STORM WARNING

10-Jul-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Robert Stack

Arthur Franz

Kristine Miller

Synopsis:

Two partners of a wildcat Alaskan airline are both in love with the same girl. [RF]

2.46 [094] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE JOURNEY

17-Jul-1953 CBS Fri

syndicated airdate - 24Jun62 Sun 6PM CENTRAL Ch. 18
Hostess: Merle Oberon
starring
Merle Oberson ....... Marian Thorne
Grandon Rhodes ....... Mark Thorne
Patrick O'Neal ....... Jay Farnum
Paul Guilfoyle ....... Eastbrook
Synopsis:
Bored with her life, a young woman decides to leave
her husband for a younger man. [TA]

Synopsis 2:
A woman who is considerably younger than her husband is

bored with their uneventful like in Costa Rica. [RF]

2.47 [095] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: KNAVE OF HEARTS

Meridian Productions at Revue Studios
24-Jul-1953 CBS Fri
Producer William Self
Teleplay & Story by Herbert Moulton & Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Ted Post
Director of photography Russell Harlen
Supervising Editor George Amy
Assistant Director Ken Warrus
Music by Melvyn Lenard
Hosted by Mark Stevens

Guest cast:

Mark Stevens ....... Steve Dexter

Morris Ankrum

Maggie Mahoney

Lee Van Cleef

Jack Elam

John Qualen

Victor Millan

Synopsis:
IN THE TOWN OF WILLOW CREEK, A CATTLE BARON REFUSES HIS DAUGHTER TO
MARRY THE SON OF A LOCAL FARMER. THE DAUGHTER'S FORMER LOVER, NAMED
STEVE DEXTER, RETURNS TO TOWN AFTER BEING GONE FOR EIGHT YEARS IN
SEARCH OF HIS PROSPECTIVE WIFE TO-BE. HER STUBBORN FATHER LEARNS OF
HIS ARRIVAL AND PLANS TO HAVE HIM SHOT BY TWO GUNMEN THAT WORK FOR
HIM. [SC]

2.48 [096] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE DOCTOR GOES HOME

31-Jul-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Barbara Billingsley

Ronald Reagan

2.49 [097] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SIMPLON EXPRESS

07-Aug-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Eddie Bracken

Aline Towne

Laura Mason

2.50 [098] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MIRACLE IN THE NIGHT

14-Aug-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Ann Harding

Charles Cane
Synopsis:
A wealthy woman is afraid to go out alone. [RF]

2.51 [099] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SHEILAH

21-Aug-1953 CBS Fri

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Vincent Price

Elisabeth Risdon

Griff Barnett

Synopsis:
A man's attempts to collect his aunt's inheritance are foiled by a cat named "Sheilah". [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Silver Theater 03Jun58.

2.52 [100] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVES HAVE I

28-Aug-1953 CBS Fri

starring

Patricia Medina

Philip Carey

Janine Perreau

Synopsis:

When a newspaper woman learns of the tragic death of her husband of two weeks

in the war, she completely withdraws from the world of intrigue and newspaper

 reporters in wartime Lisbon. [RF]

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3.01 [101] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PERFECT SECRETARY

04-Sep-1953

starring

John Newland

Margaret Hayes

3.02 [102] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOST AND FOUND

11-Sep-1953

From a Story by Octavus Roy Cohen

starring

Edward Arnold

Percy Helton

Katherine Warren
Clinton Miller
Jane Bates
Synopsis:
A man who helped send a former embezzling employee to jail

 is now free and out to seek revenge. [RF]

3.03 [103] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BOOMERANG

18-Sep-1953

starring

John Barrymore Jr.

William Wright

Tommy Cook

Synopsis:
A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Unknown 24Oct58.

3.04 [104] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DESERT TRAGEDY

25-Sep-1953

starring

Broderick Crawford

Edward Clark

Eddy Waller

Synopsis:

A money-mad gunman persuades two prospectors to let him accompany

them into the desert. [RF]

3.05 [105] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE PRIZE

02-Oct-1953

Directed by Bill Karn

starring

Walter Coy

Ann Sheridan

3.06 [106] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE LONG SHOT 

Meridian Productions

09-Oct-1953

Directed by Ted Post

Screenplay by Leonard Heideman & Emmett Murphy

From a Story by Ellery Queen

starring

Edmund O'Brien ....... Captain Simpson
Charles Bronson ...... Sgt. Roy Smith (as Charles Buchinski)
Dave Willock ......... Lt. Jerry O'Neal
Douglas Kennedy ...... Colonel Robert Edwards
Patrick O'Neal ....... Bob Robinson
Pitt Herbert ......... Rourke

Synopsis 1:

An Army cargo plane carries a time bomb, unknown to the captain or the crew. [DM]

Synopsis 2:
While flying through a dangerous air storm, the crew receives a

radioed message that a bomb hidden somewhere in the plane will

 make theirs the fourth plane that has vanished without a trace. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Silver Theater 12Aug58.

3.07 [107] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: IN THE PINCERS (film)

Meridian Productions

16-Oct-1953

Written by Irving Gaynor Neiman

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Sir Cedric Hardwicke ...... John O'Fell

Judith Evelyn ...... Clara O'Fell

Ian Wolfe

Philip Tongue

Hilda Plowright

Synopsis:
A letter concerning a crime long past threatens the respectable,

 turn-of-the-century life of John O'Fell and his wife Clara. [RF]

3.08 [108] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SECOND SIGHT (film)

Meridian Productions

23-Oct-1953

starring

Pat O'Brien

Lurene Tuttle

Synopsis:

A man's sense of honesty battles with his desire for a healthy insurance policy. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A man blinded by an accident, is forced to borrow money from a

racketeer in order to support his wife. [RF]

3.09 [109] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE SAIL

30-Oct-1953

starring

Vera Miles

Skip Homeier

3.10 [110] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LINEMAN'S LUCK

06-Nov-1953

Written by S.N. Savage

Directed by Ted Post

starring

Edmund O'Brien

Margaret Field

William Edmunds

Charles Crane

James Parnell

3.11 [111] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LUCKY THIRTEEN

13-Nov-1953

Directed by Christian Nyby

starring

Walter Brennan

Ruth Brennan

Synopsis:
A storekeeper takes action when his daughter is in danger of being swindled. [RF]

3.12 [112] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FRESH START

20-Nov-1953

starring

William Campbell

Wanda Hendrix